I miss my Dad. He’s off in Texas, visiting his brother and presumably doing some fishing. It’s an annual 3-week trip, and Dad drives back in his Chevy 1500. That’s a big, comfy pickup. He enjoys the drive, prefers it to flying. He’s also stopping by to visit an aunt and uncle in Arkansas.

Which is all cool; I’m glad he gets to go. But he’s my coffee buddy, you know? One of my main coffee buddies, and when he’s not around so we can argue about damn near everything, I miss him.

So here’s a couple of photos of him, which I took last week before he left. There’s him in the pickup, pulling out, and holding Happy the pomeranian. And the little fuzzy thing is Happy’s toy, which I think is a bear.

If that link doesn’t work, go to photos.yahoo.com/j_kyle_1 and click Dad May 05.